Scaling Plan
Project how long your funded account takes to reach the prop firm's cap and how much you'll earn at each stage. Configurable rules — the default is the standard pattern: 2.5× every 3 months, $400K cap.
Input
Up to 60 months (5 years).
Scaling rules (advanced)
How much the account grows each time you pass. 2.5× is the standard.
Prop firms usually cap between $200K and $1M. Set it to your firm's cap.
Your scaling path
Every 3 months of consistent profitability, the account grows 2.5× up to the cap of $400,000. This is a linear scenario — in practice, unprofitable months delay each step.
Stage-by-stage timeline (6)
| Stage | Account | Months | Monthly income | Earned in stage | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | M1–3 | $400 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| 2 | $25,000 | M4–6 | $1,000 | $3,000 | $4,200 |
| 3 | $62,500 | M7–9 | $2,500 | $7,500 | $11,700 |
| 4 | $156,250 | M10–12 | $6,250 | $18,750 | $30,450 |
| 5 | $390,625 | M13–15 | $15,625 | $46,875 | $77,325 |
| 6 · cap | $400,000 | M16–24 | $16,000 | $144,000 | $221,325 |
How this is calculated
income per stage = account size × monthly return % × profit split % · at each scale-up: account size × multiplier, capped
The projection is divided into stages. A stage is a run of months at one account size, and income inside a stage is flat.
After each consistency window the account size is multiplied by the scale-up multiplier, until it reaches the cap. The defaults match the common pattern of 2.5 times every three consistent months up to $400,000, and every one of them can be changed to match a specific firm.
Income does not compound within a stage; only the account size steps up between stages. Month-by-month compounding of retained profit is what the compound interest calculator models instead.
Worked example: a $50,000 account returning 4% a month on an 80% split earns 50,000 × 0.04 × 0.80 = $1,600 a month. After three consistent months it scales 2.5 times to $125,000, where the same rates earn $4,000 a month.